Weeding

Weeding:-

Use the CREW method:-
Texas State CREW weeding guidelines

Continuous
Review
Evaluation
Weeding

An Interesting article on weeding
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6705360.html

An Australian perspective
http://www2.curriculum.edu.au/scis/connections/issue_63/secret_library_business__part_2.html

A wealth of resources on this website
Western Massachusetts Regional Library System
Weeding the Library Collection
http://www.wmrls.org/services/colldev/weeding.html

Weed of the month
This site is run by SUNLINK and has a number of articles on Weeds of the Month - according to Dewey number and has a number of tips for specific sections on criteria you should weed under. This is no longer being updated but you can access the archives.
http://www.heinemannlibrary.com/topic_archive/Weed

A quick list of general criteria to consider
from Inter-Lace http://members.ozemail.com.au/~slacey/tl_info3.htm#Stocktake%20Tips

1. Physical condition	torn and generally ragged scratched and worn out age tanned (brown around the edges and inside) damaged beyond repair, through vandalism, accident or use
2. Content and form	inaccurate, biased and/or misleading information dated or obsolete formats stereotyping of race, culture or sex role irrelevance to the curriculum and current teaching and learning methods inappropriateness or irrelevant to the needs and interests of users
3. Use patterns	declining because interest has waned in something which was popular non-existent declining because materials were acquired to meet specific needs which no longer exist
4. Lost	missing while on loan to a teacher missing while on loan to a student who left the school lost by a student still enrolled - paid for lost by a student still enrolled - not paid for